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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack

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Author and Eldercare Columnist
posted 11/12/2008, comments (8)

Engage With Grace Provides Valuable Tool for End-of-Life Discussion

In many ways I was fortunate as I made decisions about my parents deaths. My mother's sister and her husband were ten years older than my parents. They came out to the prairie to live near us, their only family, as aging and health problems took over their lives. We helped them through the death process. During this time, my parents made out... Read moreChevron
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Dorian Martin

Dorian Martin

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Alzheimer's Caregiver
posted 11/11/2008, comments (3)

Sign Alzheimer's Association's Proclamation to President-elect Obama

              The Alzheimer's Association is seeking 50,000 signatures on a proclamation that will be urging President-elect Obama to make ending Alzheimer's a priority. This proclamation will be delivered in January. The proclamation, which you can electronically sign by visiting this... Read moreChevron
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Leah

Leah

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has vascular dementia
posted 11/11/2008, comments (3)

Way to Say It!

As we age, we tend to use the same vocabulary choices over and over, and, if what I surmise is correct, even those with normal mental capabilities do not continue to develop their vocabulary into and through their adult years.  Of course, one learns the vocabulary which is necessary to one’s vocation…but what do we do about... Read moreChevron
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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack

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Author and Eldercare Columnist
posted 11/11/2008, comments (6)

Can the Techniques Taught in Montessori Schools Help Elders with Alzheimer’s?

Can people with Alzheimer's disease continue to learn? Most people would say that they cannot, as their short-term memory is deteriorating, and we need to hold a concept in our short-term memory before we can commit it to long term memory.  However, a story by Angela Jimenez on nytimes.com tells of a doctor who has been proving this concept... Read moreChevron
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Christine Kennard

Christine Kennard

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posted 11/11/2008, comments (0)

Vitamin B3 May Help with Alzheimer's Disease

November 2008   Researchers from the University of California have found that vitamin B3 lowers levels of phosphorylated tau, a protein linked to Alzheimer's damage. The protein is known to have a role in the development of abnormal tangles in brain cells, which in turn are suspected of having a significant involvement in the development... Read moreChevron

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